Miguel Cordon · · 1 min readPayments and blockchain startup Omise secures funding from Japan’s Nomura Holdings
Thailand-based fintech service provider Omise Holdings has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Tokyo-headquartered Nomura Holdings.
Omise co-founders Don Harinsut (left) and Jun Hasegawa / Photo credit: Omise
The startup will use the new funds to help its subsidiaries – payment gateway Omise, blockchain-powered money transfers and payments tool suite OmiseGo, and trading platform Go.Exchange – scale their operations.
Jun Hasegawa, group CEO for Omise Holdings, said that as the company expands operations, it is “seeking jurisdictions with stable and transparent regulatory frameworks and forward-thinking governments.”
Nomura is a financial services group with a global network spanning over 30 countries. It has been working on digital asset custody and venturing into blockchain technology.
It was reported earlier this year that Omise had been acquired for US$150 million by Thai conglomerate CP Group. However, Omise and its shareholders strongly denied the story, which cited anonymous sources.
Editing by Eileen C. Ang
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